{{short description|Scottish author}} {{Autobiography|date=May 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
'''Brian Conaghan''' (born 6 October 1971) is a Scottish author, based in Coatbridge. He is best known for his books ''The Boy Who Made It Rain'' (2011), ''When Mr Dog Bites'' (2014),<ref>Womack, Philip (2014) "[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/feb/01/when-mr-dog-bites-brian-conaghan-review When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan – review]", ''The Guardian'', 1 February 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017</ref><ref>Larman, Alexander (2014) "[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/19/mr-dog-brian-conaghan-review When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan – review]", ''The Observer'', 19 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017</ref><ref>McNally, Rebecca (2014) "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10618985/Why-the-swearing-had-to-stay-in-When-Mr-Dog-Bites.html 'Why the swearing had to stay in When Mr Dog Bites']", ''The Daily Telegraph'', 5 February 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017</ref> ''The Bombs That Brought Us Together'' (2016),<ref>"[https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/brian-conaghan-i-had-a-strong-desire-to-write-a-political-book-for-teenagers-1.2619452 Brian Conaghan: 'I had a strong desire to write a political book for teenagers']", ''The Irish Times'', 22 April 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017</ref> and ''We Come Apart'' (2017), (co-authored with Sarah Crossan).<ref name="Buchan">Buchan, Lizzy (2017) "[http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/books/scots-writer-brian-conaghan-wins-costa-children-s-book-award-1-4331177 Scots writer Brian Conaghan wins Costa Children's Book Award]", ''The Scotsman'', 3 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017</ref><ref name="Leonard">Leonard, Sue (2014) "[https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/books/when-mr-dog-bites-259484.html When Mr Dog Bites]", ''Irish Examiner'', 23 February 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017</ref><ref>Roberts, Lesley (2014) "[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/coatbridge-author-brian-conaghan-reveals-3037723 Coatbridge author Brian Conaghan reveals being diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome inspired his new book]", ''Daily Record'', 19 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017</ref> ''When Mr Dog Bites'', a book about a teenage boy with Tourette's, was shortlisted for both Children's Books Ireland and the Carnegie Medal in 2015.<ref name="Buchan" /> ''The Bombs That Brought Us Together'' won the Costa Book Award for Children's Book in 2016.<ref name="Buchan" /><ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38506411 Coatbridge writer Brian Conaghan wins Costa book award]", BBC, 4 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017</ref> ''Treacle Town'' was shortlisted for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-12 |title=Carnegie 2025 shortlists announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2025/03/12/267848/carnegie-2025-shortlists-announced/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}</ref>
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